I know. I was just mocking certain Indian fanboys who pose same question for Chinese Su-35 purchases.
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I know. I was just mocking certain Indian fanboys who pose same question for Chinese Su-35 purchases.
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I think you misunderstood his meaning. He means if air launch is doable, then why is high altitude launch not?
I think the original poster means the booster rocket. That's the different part between the ground launched and air launched but there is absolutely no good reason why there would be any issue ground launching in high altitude.
Is this article serious about f18 to india?
F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet can operate effectively from Indian Navy aircraft carriers: Ankur Kanaglekar, Boeing
For the Rs 24,000-crore project, the US aerospace giant has pitched its twin seater F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet which can operate from a `ski-jump’ ramp and be an enabler for secure Indo-Pacific.
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), is getting ready to go for sea trials soon and is expected to be commissioned into the Eastern Naval Command in 2022 as INS Vikrant. For the Rs 24,000-crore project, the US aerospace giant has pitched its twin seater F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet which can operate from a `ski-jump’ ramp and be an enabler for secure Indo-Pacific.
“The F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III on offer to the Indian Navy (IN) is the most advanced, multi-role, frontline fighter of the US Navy (USN) and is the workhorse for the fleet, and will remain so for the foreseeable future,” says Ankur Kanaglekar, Head India Fighters Sales, Boeing Defense, Space and Security.
According to him “The USN will operate Block III Super Hornets for decades to come. With its rapid technology insertion plan, Block III will outpace threats for decades to come. This next-generation aircraft is ready to protect Indian armed forces from current and future threats.”
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That overlaps with MIG-29K doesn’t it? On the plus side it would have engine commonality with block II Tejas.
Yes. I'm not sure what I read. I seem to think they (US) is looking to replace Mig29K. And as a rival to Rafael.
I'm not sure if it's doable?
On the negative side, it'll add a new aircraft with its own requirements for trained pilots and spares.
Its not doable unless India gets some kind of support in developing its own engines. India may court US just to send a message to France or UK. I'm pretty sure India wants the EJ200 to be the basis of its own engines. They need them for their stealth fighter program.
US won't part with their engine technology. It's like parting with your family keepsakes.
I only really have 3 questions for this article..
1, Can the Indians even afford the numbers of F18s needed
equip the entire air wing of their new carrier…
2, if the answer to 1 is yes then how long will the procurement procedure be… from all past experiences, by the time the budget is approved and all the F18s are delivered… the F18 will likely be on Block 5 or something already and any advances on the Block 3 will be irrelevant…
3, if this whole thing passes 1 and 2, it is likely that the Indians will want some form of tech transfer and production of either the whole planes or at least spare parts. So will the Americans actually be willing to do a transfer tech deal and if production is part of the deal how much longer will the deal be stretched out…
This whole thing smells like the Rafael deal all over again…
On the way to gather literally all non-Chinese modern fighter engines within 1 air force?
That's cruel tbh.